Yunus Emre and the Yunus Emre Tomb in Ünye

Since the 11th century, there are saints called Sufis, Sheikhs, Saints, and Veli who came to Anatolia from Central Asia, Iran, Egypt, Iraq, Syria, Khorasan and Transoxiana and helped Turkify and Islamize this place. They mostly acted with the teachings of Hodja Ahmed Yesevi (d. 1166). These saints established lodges in the places where they settled, helped the people both socially and economically, and carried out guidance activities. The Anatolian Seljuk State, which ruled in Anatolia during this period, welcomed these saints and supported their activities. One of those who grew up in this environment under the influence of these saints was Yunus Emre (1240-1321). He pioneered the formation of a national Sufi literature in Anatolia. Discussions continue about where Yunus Emre was born, where he lived and where his tomb is. His legendary life was shaped around Hacı Bektaş Veli and Tapduk Emre. From the poems in his divan; He was alive in 707 H (1307/1308 M), he went to places such as "Kaaba, Damascus, Baghdad, Tabriz, Shiraz, Nakhchivan, Maraş, Kayseri, Antep", his sheikh was Tapduk Emre and he opened a dervish lodge in another place as his caliph. It is understood that he was wandering around, but there is not much information about where his real grave and mausoleum are. Yunus Emre has nearly ten tombs in the records. One of them is in Saraçlı District of Ünye District of Ordu province. Ünye's name is mentioned in various sources that provide information about Yunus Emre, but as with other Yunus Emre tombs, it is not known whether this is the real Yunus Emre, another sheikh named Yunus, or a position attributed to Yunus Emre. Yunus Emre here; He is also known by names such as Şehnuz and Şeyh Yunus, and there are many narratives and beliefs about him. In these narratives and beliefs, it is seen that Yunus Emre is a spiritual leader and a savior with extraordinary features. The place where Yunus Emre's grave is located has been converted into a mausoleum and has become a place of pilgrimage. There are countless examples of patients who went here being healed, prayers made here being answered, and wishes made here coming true. In recent years, Yunus Emre Tomb in Ünye was built as a social complex and opened to cultural tourism. In this study, Yunus Emre's life, his main known tombs, Yunus Emre Tomb in Ünye and his narratives will be examined, and inferences about the Ünye region will be made from the poems in his divan.